By trade, Anthony Ricci is a landscaper and a singer – although, he says, the singing gigs aren’t what they used to be. There are way too many funerals lately.
And then there’s another side to Tony, one where you can’t see his contagious smile. On a recentFriday afternoon as the temperatures finally crawled into the 60s, Tony wore a hat with fine netting draped across his face and the back of his neck. His voice was muffled. His jacket could have come from a first responder’s wardrobe. It was of heavy material, had giant pockets and reached below his knees. His jeans were strapped tightly around his ankles. His gloves were thick, but they didn’t restrict his movements.
On the other hand, his accomplice – his wife, Lorna, who for decades ran the Warwick-based Ocean State Center for Independent Living – was in spring clothes, hatless, fearless and ready to help…